54 MAINS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I905. 



The place of business of manufacturer or shipper. 



The percentage of crude protein. 



The percentage of crude fat. 



The Adulteration of Feeding Stuffs. If any foreign sub- 

 stances are added to whole or ground grain or wheat offals, the 

 true mixture must be plainly marked upon the packages. 



Duties of the Director. The Director shall in person or by 

 deputy analyze at least one sample of each feeding stuff coming 

 within the requirements of the law, and publish the results with 

 such additional information as circumstances advise. He shall 

 report all violations of the law to the Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture. 



Penalties. The sale or offering for sale of feeding stuffs not 

 properly branded, or containing a smaller percentage of protein 

 and fat than are guaranteed, or of adulterated feeding stuffs, is 

 punishable by a fine not exceeding loo dollars for the first, and 

 $200 for each subsequent offense. 



The Results oe the Inspection eor 1904-5, 

 The last bulletin on feeding stuff inspection was published 

 in April, 1904. It contained the results of a large number of 

 analyses of feeding stuffs collected in different parts of the State. 

 The present yeaj more attention has been paid to the inspection 

 and less to analyses. A station chemist, experienced in feeding 

 stuff analyses, has visited the chief dealers four times during 

 the season. Samples have been drawn so that at least one sam- 

 ple has been taken of all goods found that come under the 

 requirements of the law. Beyond that, the chief duties of the 

 inspector have been to see that the provisions of the law were 

 being complied with, and to carefully examine the stock in the 

 hands of the dealers for adulterated or falsely branded goods. 

 In no season in the seven years that the law has been in effect 

 has the market been so free from poor goods. The following 

 table gives the results of the Analyses. 



The results are discussed on page 59 and following. 



